SIDC/CACTus Automated near-real-time CME detection

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component = latest

Available at:

https://ssa.sidc.be/prod/API/index.php?component=latest&pc=S111&psc=a

Optional parameters: runid (ignores component parameter)
Returns the latest CACTus run by default or the details of the requested run if runid was provided.

Format

dictionary with the url as key and size, modified as values
JSON example

{ "cactus_run": [ { "id": [unique id], "data": { "not_used_c2_files": [ [ARRAY with id's linking to section cactus_run.c2_files] ], "overview_diff_movie": [filename], "minimal_width": [integer value], "data_type": [text], "overview_page": [filename], "instruments": [ [Array of values] ], "start_time": [datetime yyyy-MM-ddTHH:mm:ss.uuuZ], "detection_map": [filename], "run_type": [text], "result_data_struct": [filename], "threshold": [decimal value], "cactus_version": [text], "not_used_c3_files": [ [ARRAY with id's linking to section cactus_run.c3_files] ], "c3_files": [ [ARRAY with id's linking to section cactus_run.c3_files] ], "c2_files": [ [ARRAY with id's linking to section cactus_run.c2_files] ], "overview_list_txt": [filename], "factor": [integer value] }, "event_type": [text], "name": [unique name], "valid_from" : [datetime yyyy-MM-ddTHH:mm:ss.uuuZ], "valid_to" : [datetime yyyy-MM-ddTHH:mm:ss.uuuZ] }, REPEAT ] } "cactus_run.c2_files": [ { "id": [unique id], "data": { "timestamp": [datetime yyyy-MM-ddTHH:mm:ss.uuuZ], "filename": [filename] }, "event_type": [text], "name": [unique name], "valid_from" : [datetime yyyy-MM-ddTHH:mm:ss.uuuZ], "valid_to" : [datetime yyyy-MM-ddTHH:mm:ss.uuuZ] }, REPEAT ], "cactus_run.c3_files": [ { "id": [unique id], "data": { "timestamp": [datetime yyyy-MM-ddTHH:mm:ss.uuuZ], "filename": [filename] }, "event_type": [text], "name": [unique name], "valid_from" : [datetime yyyy-MM-ddTHH:mm:ss.uuuZ], "valid_to" : [datetime yyyy-MM-ddTHH:mm:ss.uuuZ] }, REPEAT ], "cactus_run.cactus_detections": [ { "id": [unique id], "data": { "bound_box_in_detectionmap": [ [Array of id's linking to the cactus_run.cactus_detections.bound_box_in_detectionmap section] ], "principal_angle": [integer value], "speed_data": [ [Array of id's - ignore] ], "radial_velocity": [integer value], "sample_image": [filename], "start_time": [datetime yyyy-MM-ddTHH:mm:ss.uuuZ], "radial_velocity_stdv": [integer value], "video": [filename], "end_time": [datetime yyyy-MM-ddTHH:mm:ss.uuuZ], "radial_velocity_min": [integer value], "event_page": [filename], "radial_velocity_max": [integer value], "angular_width": [integer value], "type": [text], "boxplot": [filename], "cactus_run": [id linking to the cactus_run section] }, "event_type": [text], "name": [unique name], "valid_from" : [datetime yyyy-MM-ddTHH:mm:ss.uuuZ], "valid_to" : [datetime yyyy-MM-ddTHH:mm:ss.uuuZ] }, REPEAT ], "cactus_run.cactus_detections.bound_box_in_detectionmap": [ { "id": [unique id], "data": { "y1": [integer value], "y0": [integer value], "x0": [integer value], "x1": [integer value] }, "event_type": [text], "name": [unique name], "valid_from" : [datetime yyyy-MM-ddTHH:mm:ss.uuuZ], "valid_to" : [datetime yyyy-MM-ddTHH:mm:ss.uuuZ] }, REPEAT ]

component = archive

Available at:

https://ssa.sidc.be/prod/API/index.php?component=archive&pc=S111&psc=a

Optional parameters: dts_start, dts_end in format yyyy-MM-ddTHH:mm:ss, runid
(ignores component parameter)
Returns the CACTus runs for the selected dates.

Format

dictionary with the url as key and size, modified as values
JSON example

{ "cactus_run": [ { "id": [unique id], "data": { "not_used_c2_files": [ [ARRAY with id's linking to section cactus_run.c2_files] ], "overview_diff_movie": [filename], "minimal_width": [integer value], "data_type": [text], "overview_page": [filename], "instruments": [ [Array of values] ], "start_time": [datetime yyyy-MM-ddTHH:mm:ss.uuuZ], "detection_map": [filename], "run_type": [text], "result_data_struct": [filename], "threshold": [decimal value], "cactus_version": [text], "not_used_c3_files": [ [ARRAY with id's linking to section cactus_run.c3_files] ], "c3_files": [ [ARRAY with id's linking to section cactus_run.c3_files] ], "c2_files": [ [ARRAY with id's linking to section cactus_run.c2_files] ], "overview_list_txt": [filename], "factor": [integer value] }, "event_type": [text], "name": [unique name], "valid_from" : [datetime yyyy-MM-ddTHH:mm:ss.uuuZ], "valid_to" : [datetime yyyy-MM-ddTHH:mm:ss.uuuZ] }, REPEAT ] } "cactus_run.c2_files": [ { "id": [unique id], "data": { "timestamp": [datetime yyyy-MM-ddTHH:mm:ss.uuuZ], "filename": [filename] }, "event_type": [text], "name": [unique name], "valid_from" : [datetime yyyy-MM-ddTHH:mm:ss.uuuZ], "valid_to" : [datetime yyyy-MM-ddTHH:mm:ss.uuuZ] }, REPEAT ], "cactus_run.c3_files": [ { "id": [unique id], "data": { "timestamp": [datetime yyyy-MM-ddTHH:mm:ss.uuuZ], "filename": [filename] }, "event_type": [text], "name": [unique name], "valid_from" : [datetime yyyy-MM-ddTHH:mm:ss.uuuZ], "valid_to" : [datetime yyyy-MM-ddTHH:mm:ss.uuuZ] }, REPEAT ], "cactus_run.cactus_detections": [ { "id": [unique id], "data": { "bound_box_in_detectionmap": [ [Array of id's linking to the cactus_run.cactus_detections.bound_box_in_detectionmap section] ], "principal_angle": [integer value], "speed_data": [ [Array of id's - ignore] ], "radial_velocity": [integer value], "sample_image": [filename], "start_time": [datetime yyyy-MM-ddTHH:mm:ss.uuuZ], "radial_velocity_stdv": [integer value], "video": [filename], "end_time": [datetime yyyy-MM-ddTHH:mm:ss.uuuZ], "radial_velocity_min": [integer value], "event_page": [filename], "radial_velocity_max": [integer value], "angular_width": [integer value], "type": [text], "boxplot": [filename], "cactus_run": [id linking to the cactus_run section] }, "event_type": [text], "name": [unique name], "valid_from" : [datetime yyyy-MM-ddTHH:mm:ss.uuuZ], "valid_to" : [datetime yyyy-MM-ddTHH:mm:ss.uuuZ] }, REPEAT ], "cactus_run.cactus_detections.bound_box_in_detectionmap": [ { "id": [unique id], "data": { "y1": [integer value], "y0": [integer value], "x0": [integer value], "x1": [integer value] }, "event_type": [text], "name": [unique name], "valid_from" : [datetime yyyy-MM-ddTHH:mm:ss.uuuZ], "valid_to" : [datetime yyyy-MM-ddTHH:mm:ss.uuuZ] }, REPEAT ]

CACtus

CACTUS is a software routine that autonomously detects coronal mass ejections (CMEs) in image sequences from SOHO/LASCO. The output of our software is a list of events, similar to the classic catalogs, with principle angle, angular width and velocity estimation for each CME. In contrast to catalogs assembled by human operators, these CME detections by software can be faster, which is especially important in the context of space weather, and possibly also more objective, as the detection criterion is written explicitly in a program. The CME list is automatically generated by CACTus. There is no human intervention or supervision at this stage. Therefor we ask to use caution when using the data for statistical purposes.
When any of this data is used, please cite one of the following publications:

• Automated recognition of coronal mass ejections (CME's) in near real-time data
• Automated LASCO CME Catalog for Solar Cycle 23: Are CMEs scale Invariant?

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